MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE

Meaning of MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE in English

It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. - A proverb. * /We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE — It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. - A proverb. * /We …
Slang English vocab
MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE — It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. A proverb. We thought Tom …
American Idioms English vocabulary
MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE — Промахнуться не лучше, чем милей ошибиться (т. е. если промахнулся, то уже все равно насколько)
Английские поговорки
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Английский словарь Британика
MISS — I. ˈmis verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English missen, from Old English missan; akin to Old High German missan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISS — (v. t.) To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; …
Английский словарь Webster
MISS — ( v. t. ) To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MISS — miss 1 — missable , adj. /mis/ , v.t. 1. to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MISS — I. ˈmis verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English missan; akin to Old High German missan to miss Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MISS — noun harm from mistake. 2. miss ·noun mistake; error; fault. 3. miss ·noun loss; want; felt absence. 4. miss ·noun …
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
MISS — [miss] vb [ME, fr. OE missan; akin to OHG missan to miss] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to fail to hit, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
Britannica English vocabulary
MISS — / mɪs; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb NOT HIT, CATCH, etc. 1. to fail to hit, catch, reach, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MISS — I. miss 1 S1 W2 /mɪs/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ miss ; noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MISS — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MISS — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MISS — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). …
Oxford English vocab
MILE — n.1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a Roman …
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab
MISS — ( misses, missing, missed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Please look at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — ( miles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mile is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — ( better, best) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Good means pleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MISS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bullet misses sb/sth ▪ The bullet narrowly missed her heart. a button is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — [noun] [C] - a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometresa ten-mile driveThe nearest town is ten …
Cambridge English vocab
MISS — (TITLE) [noun] - a title or form of address for a girl or a woman who has never been marriedDr …
Cambridge English vocab
MILE — n. Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MISS — Synonyms and related words : abandon, avoid, babe, baby, bachelor girl, be bereaved of, be blind to, be caught out, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Slang English vocab

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